Interpersonal Communication Programs

Nearly a million couples participated in Interpersonal Communication Programs since its beginning. At least seventy evidence-based studiestestify to the effectiveness of this program. The Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and the National Council on Family Relations endorse Interpersonal Communication Programs, and Living Water offers the course as a tool to help married couples develop effective communication skills rooted in Christ.The course starts with learning how to map a conversation. This is an eight-step discussion combining eleven talking and learning skills to address complicated situations. The course then moves on to teach how to listen effectively, using five productive listening skills to strengthen a couple’s relationship. Next is learning awareness, particularly self- awareness by using six clear and constructive skills. Finally, Interpersonal Communication Programs concludes with learning how to recognize different styles of communication and effective ways to talk and listen.Living Water Counseling Ministry uses a sliding scale payment schedule based on an individual’s yearly income to determine the cost of each course.